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Zeta Cross, The Center Square
| April 05, 2021 11:00 AM
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Would more women run for office if they could use campaign funds to pay for childcare and elder home care?
State Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, said that some people who want to run for office don't have the financial wherewithal to cover child care and elder home care expenses.
Bush sponsored SB 536 to expand the use of political campaign funds to cover childcare and elder home care expenses. The bill advanced out of the Senate Executive committee in mid-March. It looks like a good bet to be passed by the full state legislature this session.